I Am a Cat
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I Am a Cat is a satirical Japanese novel narrated by a nameless house cat that humorously critiques Meiji-era society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Am a Cat canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film
ⓘ
manga ⓘ stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Natsume Sōseki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of Japanese literature ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Hototogisu magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| form | episodic narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later Japanese satirical fiction ⓘ |
| isPartOfAuthorCareer | early major work of Natsume Sōseki ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
anthropomorphism
ⓘ
irony ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
clash between tradition and modernity
ⓘ
critique of Meiji-era society ⓘ satire of intellectuals ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | humorous commentary ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | nameless house cat ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Kushami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterRole | schoolteacher master of the cat ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator |
Aiko Itō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graeme Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ K. Ando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 吾輩は猫である NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistName | unnamed ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | cat ⓘ |
| publicationType | serialized ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Meiji era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
Meiji intellectuals
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Westernization in Japan ⓘ middle-class pretensions ⓘ |
| titleRomanization | Wagahai wa Neko de Aru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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